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It looked better to me in rusty old pieces all over a workshop floor, I wonder what the going rate is for steel scrap?

Paul, you weren't the original project manager for the overhaul and restoration of Flying Scotsman were you? Given your comment above it would explain a great deal about why this took so long and ran heavily over budget...

It looked better to me in rusty old pieces all over a workshop floor, I wonder what the going rate is for steel scrap?

Paul, you weren't the original project manager for the overhaul and restoration of Flying Scotsman were you? Given your comment above it would explain a great deal about why this took so long and ran heavily over budget...

Steve

You cant blame me for that, this is one of the rare occasion when I'm completely innocent

You cant blame me for that, this is one of the rare occasion when I'm completely innocent

Oh, I'm not so sure. I think that we need to have a full public enquiry into any involvement you may have had in this. Maybe we can get the Spanish Inquisition to be an impartial investigator into this tragic affair...

You cant blame me for that, this is one of the rare occasion when I'm completely innocent

Oh, I'm not so sure. I think that we need to have a full public enquiry into any involvement you may have had in this. Maybe we can get the Spanish Inquisition to be an impartial investigator into this tragic affair...

Both the K3s and the other D49 are in a similar state regarding painting, lining and numbering now (the D49 above will have it's number on the tender). However, as the BR D49 is to become a Hunt version of the class, I removed the cylinders and valve gear from the chassis and put them in a box somewhere safe until I was ready to start making modifications to them... Guess what...

Both the K3s and the other D49 are in a similar state regarding painting, lining and numbering now (the D49 above will have it's number on the tender). However, as the BR D49 is to become a Hunt version of the class, I removed the cylinders and valve gear from the chassis and put them in a box somewhere safe until I was ready to start making modifications to them... Guess what...

start on something else, that how I find lost stuff, when I am looking for something else that I have lost, it's just a way of life for me....

First of all some good news, I've found the missing cylinders, valve gear and coupling rods for the BR D49! Thanks to Hailstone for the tip to get on with some other things.

Unfortunately it was a little late in the day to do anything with these but I'll be starting to investigate how to tackle the modifications to convert the loco to rotary drive.

However, I did put the Humorist repaint back together today (while I still remembered where all the bits were!) and below it is pictured with the BR K3.

The K3 is largely complete, just needing the smokebox number plate making up and some large late crest logos to complete (I was given some by the eventual owner but unfortunately these are the small kind). Hopefully I'll have a little cash available from some design work I've been doing over the last couple of days and will order some more along with more transfers to complete the various wagons that have been pending for some time.

Ok, one that hasn't been shown on here recently. Having found the various bits for the valve gear, I put the D49 Hunt's chassis back together so I don't lose the bits again. I've still got to pluck up the courage to modify the valve gear but below is a shot of how she looks at the moment.